F.B.I. Limited Inquiry of Man Now a Suspect in the Attacks — ‘Zacarias Moussaoui, a 33-year-old French citizen of Moroccan

descent, was arrested on Aug. 17 on immigration charges after

he tried to learn how to fly large jet aircraft, but expressed no

interest in mastering how to take off or land.

Senior officials at F.B.I. headquarters rejected requests from

agents in Minneapolis for a wider investigation on two occasions,

even after a French intelligence agency warned the bureau in a

classified two-page cable on Aug. 27 that Mr. Moussaoui had

“Islamic extremist beliefs.” ‘ New York Times [name: “FMHreader”, password: “FMHreader”]